Media: Print, Internet (2016-2024)
The Boston Globe, April 11, 2024. State Police left decades’ worth of confidential case files at old Fernald school in Waltham
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The Boston Globe, March 27, 2024. Pursuit of the Lewiston shooter proved to be a case study in how not to prevent a mass shooting
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 1, 2024. Tensions high as attorney shows video of Jim Rogers’ interactions with Pittsburgh police to public
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The Boston Globe, November 7, 2023. More questions than answers in handling of Danilecki case
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WKAX3 (Burlington, VT), October 26, 2023. BPD chief avoids sanctions over ER strongarm tactics
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The Mercury News, October, 8, 2023. When San Jose police confront people in mental crisis, why—so often—do they end up hurting them?
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Diaz Ortiz v. Garland,January 10, 2022. First Circuit Court of Appeals decision citing my testimony on the Boston police "Gang Database"
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APNews.com, July 5, 2023. The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face​
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San Francisco Chronicle, May 15, 2023. Banko Brown case: Experts weigh in on D.A.’s decision not to file charges in Walgreens shooting
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The Boston Globe, April 7, 2023. More Boston police have been leaving the job since 2020, many joining the Fire Department
Axios Boston, March 13, 2023. Report: Troopers left day jobs for overtime pay
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The Boston Globe, March 11, 2023. Boston’s police watchdog should be doing more
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The Boston Globe, March 1, 2023. An alleged drug trafficker, a detective trying to take him down, and the woman caught in the middle
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The Christian Science Monitor, February 21, 2023. Michael Cox was beaten by Boston police. Now he leads them.
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The Sacramento Bee, February 19, 2023. A Matter of Safety: Rook would protect Sacramento cops, police say. City leaders' OK reignites 'militarization' debate
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The Boston Globe, February 3, 2023. Where is Reina Carolina Morales Rojas?
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San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2023.
Paul Pelosi video: Watch dramatic police body-cam footage of attack
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The Boston Globe, January 14, 2023. Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part
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The Boston Globe, September 7, 2022. The sad case of the Suffolk DA
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The Boston Globe, July 16, 2022. Mayor Wu aims to strike a balance of insider experience, outsider perspective with new police and schools leaders
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The Boston Globe, July 13, 2022. Boston’s new police commissioner, brutalized by colleagues three decades ago, is exactly the leader the BPD needs right now
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San Francisco Chronicle, January 21, 2022 Man killed at SFO was carrying two air-soft guns. Why wasn't hat Reported Sooner?
Reuters.com, January 19, 2022 D.C.'s gang database highlights unconstitutional systems nationwide
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The Boston Globe, January 5, 2022 Probe into off-duty Boston police presence at last year’s Jan. 6 insurrection is ongoing
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The Boston Globe, December 18, 2021 ‘They were willing to let me die in there.’ The sins of Boston police past are leading to overturned convictions and prison releases
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San Francisco Chronicle, November 24, 2021 Experts Baffled by Video that showing S.F. police apparently watching as burglary unfolds
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The Harvard Crimson, November 11, 2021 The State of Surveillance in Boston Public Schools
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NBC News, July 1, 2021 Local NAACP leaders' news briefings with police prompt criticism
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Insider.com, June 22, 2021 Police officers are trained to frame their police reports to deceive, former cop turned academic says
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Cheddar News on YouTube, June 15, 2021 Why Some American Police Make Surprisingly High Salaries - None Of The Above
The Boston Globe, June 4, 2021 Another Boston police scandal is quietly unfolding
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San Francisco Chronicle, May 24, 2021 Two months after police killed him, Tyrell Wilson's story is already starting to fade
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The Boston Globe, May 18, 2021 Amid series of scandals, police reform moves to forefront of Boston mayoral campaign
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The Boston Globe, May 14, 2021 Walsh back in the spotlight after critical report on Dennis White appointment
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EdSource, May 11, 2021 Police training at California public colleges gets a shakeup following George Floyd murder
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The Boston Globe, May 2, 2021 What will Acting Mayor Kim Janey do about Boston police?
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The Boston Globe, April 21, 2021 Former Boston police commissioner Paul Evans defends handling of 1995 child molestation charges against Patrick Rose
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The Boston Globe, April 20, 2021 Boston police commissioner was notified of alleged molestation by officer, but patrolman was returned to duty amid union pushback, files show
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Insider, April 19, 2021 The police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo was listed as a victim on an incident report. One law-enforcement expert said it's 'an old cop trick meant to muddy the murky waters.'
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The New York Times, April 17, 2021 In a Changing Boston, a New Mayor Challenges the Police
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The Boston Globe, April 14, 2021 ‘Your dad was a hero’ — the clashing views about American police
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The Boston Globe, April 10, 2021 For years, the Boston Police kept a secret: the union president was an alleged child molester
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San Francisco Chronicle, February 12, 2021 Point Blank: More than two years ago, a Danville officer shot a mentally ill man who tried to drive away from police
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Business Insider, February 25, 2021 The 'Thin Blue Line': How a simple phrase became a controversial symbol of the police
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The Boston Globe, November 21, 2020 For Boston police officers accused of crimes, legal troubles tend to just melt away
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Business Insider, July 25, 2020 Three cops watched a fellow officer slowly kill George Floyd. Here's why so many officers don't intervene
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Voice of America News, June 13, 2020 Why American Police Officers Look Like Soldiers
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ZEIT ONLINE (German Language), June 11, 2020. Police Unions in the Unites States
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The Boston Globe, June 9, 2020. Continued military presence in Boston is troubling, activists and scholars say
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The Boston Globe, June 9, 2020. Behind calls to defund police, a refrain long-held by police themselves
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The Boston Globe, June 7, 2020. There was no full call-up of Boston police for last Sunday’s demonstration​
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The Conversation, June 2, 2020. Militarization has fostered a policing culture that sets up protesters as ‘the enemy’
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ABC News Australia, June 2, 2020. What is America's National Guard, and why does Donald Trump want them to break up the George Floyd protests?
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The Conversation, April 15, 2020. What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrests
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The Boston Globe, March 31, 2020. In Boston, arrests continue to dip as pandemic rages on
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The Harvard Crimson, March 8, 2020. HUPD Officer Involved In February Smith Center Arrest Criticized For Use of Force In Two Prior Incidents
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East Bay Times, March 1, 2020. After police chief firing, Oakland looks for yet yet another leader
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San Francisco Chronicle, February 21, 2020. Oakland Police Commission fires Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick
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The Boston Globe, February 5, 2020. In letter, Boston police union blasts Black Lives Matter, drawing sharp rebuke
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San Francisco Chronicle, December 6, 2019. New questions after videos show police shoot fleeing suspects in 2 California cities
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San Francisco Chronicle, December 4, 2019. Video shows Central Valley officer firing more than a dozen shots, killing fleeing 15-year-old boy
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The Mercury News, November 24, 2019. How could a cop fired for dishonesty end up teaching criminal justice at a Bay Area university?
The Boston Globe, November 24, 2019. Former Medford police chief knew of major payroll scandal, but didn’t seek outside probe
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The Boston Globe, October 19, 2019. ‘Ghost guns’ made from kits are untraceable — and legal
The Boston Globe, March 19, 2019. State Police had a quota system for issuing tickets, prosecutors allege
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Raw Story, January 12, 2019. The truth behind the ‘National Police Association’—and its shady ideology
KQED News, January 7, 2019. Police Records Law: Burlingame Cop Fired for Asking Woman to Trade Sex for Help With Charges
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Boston Herald, December 27, 2018. Analysts weigh in on officer death report
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The Guardian, November 21, 2018. Boston police face lawsuit over listing hats and selfies as gang symbols
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The Boston Globe, November 15, 2018. BPD gives gang intel to ICE. A lawsuit wants to know how much
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The Boston Globe, October 17, 2018. Environmental Police higher-ups helped scuttle tickets for colonel’s friend, record shows​
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BillyPenn.com, October 4, 2018. Philly DA Larry Krasner is going after police officers for illegal stop-and-frisks
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The Boston Globe, August 27, 2018. Another state agency battling payroll inconsistencies
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The Boston Globe, July 2, 2018. State Police Deserve a Clean Break from the Past
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East Bay Times, May 17, 2018. UC Berkeley cops face possible firing for hanging out in math library
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Boston Herald, May 3, 2018. State police critics: ‘Change agent’ needed
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The Boston Globe, April 30, 2018. DA, police at odds over Somerville detective’s fate
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The Harvard Crimson, April 24, 2018. Officers Who Arrested Black Student Had Not Taken Extra Training on Engaging Mentally Ill Individuals
The Boston Globe, April 18, 2018. Experts say use of force in Harvard student’s arrest followed protocol
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Boston Herald, April 9, 2018. Boston cops plug safety after German race knife plot
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The Boston Globe, April 3, 2018. Baker’s State Police overhaul already is contending with hurdles
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Arizona Republic, March 27, 2018. Some Tempe motorcycle officers now carry AR-15 rifles
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The Boston Globe, March 26, 2018. Concealment of State Police pay records was ‘clearly deliberate,’ Baker says
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The Washington Post, March 25, 2018. More armed police or fewer guns? How to fix our nation’s gun violence issues
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The Boston Globe, March 21, 2018. After scandals, State Police need to restore accountability, legal specialists say
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ValleyAdvocate.com, November 6, 2017. Paramilitary policing infiltrates western Massachusetts
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The Atlantic "City Lab," August 31, 2017: The local fight to demilitarize the police
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Sputniknews.com (Russia), August 30, 2017: Trump's lifting ban on military gear: "People are going to get killed"
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Slate, August 15, 2017, "The Gist" podcast: Why Are Police Unions So Aggressive?
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The New York Times, March 18, 2017. Door-Busting Drug Raids Leave a Trail of Blood
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Boston Herald, February 15, 2017. Devil in details for Boston cops with OT
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East Bay Times, December 26, 2016. 2016 in review: With police shootings, wheels of justice turned slowly
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Palm Beach Post, December 18, 2016. Dalia Dippolito: 'Cops' show might have doomed the case
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The Atlantic "City Lab," December 16, 2016. Boston police want to track your emotions on social media
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The Tab, December 7, 2016. Why are the police so rarely convicted in shooting deaths?
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Vox, November 29, 2016. American Policing Is Broken: Here's How to Fix it
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Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 25, 2016. Fate of Police Reserves Program Remains Unclear
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The Atlantic, "City Lab," October 18, 2016. Racial Disparities in Police 'Stingray' Surveillance, Mapped
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The Boston Globe, October 3, 2016. "Yes on 4" to launch first TV ad on marijuana legalization
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The Christian Science Monitor, September 20, 2016. Tulsa's police chief vows to "do the right thing"—what does that look like?
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The Christian Science Monitor, August 11, 2016. Could Boston Offer a Model for Police-Minority Relations?
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East Bay Times (California), July 30, 2016. Interview with reporter David DeBolt regarding Oakland's proposed civilian police oversight board
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The Atlantic “City Lab,” July 22, 2016. Interview with reporter George Joseph regarding the police demanding access to military-grade equipment after shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge
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East Bay Times (California), May 16, 2016. Interview with reporter Dan Lawton regarding in-custody death of James Greer while being detained by Hayward, CA and BART police officers
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Oakland Tribune, March 10, 2016. Interview with reporter David DeBolt regarding gang-related freeway shootings in Richmond, California
Oakland Tribune, February 12, 2016. Interview with reporter David DeBolt regarding video recording of beating of man by Alameda County deputy sheriffs
The Christian Science Monitor, February 12, 2016. Interview with reporter Henry Gass regarding lawsuit filed by Chicago police officer against the estate of teenager he killed
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The Christian Science Monitor, January 28, 2016. Interview with reporter Henry Gass on the firings of six Cleveland police officers in the deaths of two unarmed civilians following a high-speed chase
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The Washington Post, November 26, 2015. Interview with videographer Alice Li regarding use of force issues and Taser weapons (watch video)
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The Christian Science Monitor, November 17, 2015. Interview with reporter Henry Gass regarding police training for large scale critical incidents
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The Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 2015. Interview with reporter Henry Gass regarding former North Charleston, SC police officer Michael Slager being denied release on bail in murder trial
Vice, September 8, 2015. Interview with reporter Susan Zalkind regarding arrest of Boston police detective on open and gross lewdness charge
The Trace, August 17, 2015. Interview with reporter Michael Spies on the subculture of policing and fatal police shootings
The Christian Science Monitor, July 7, 2015. Interview with reporter Henry Gass on the implications in the vast majority of prosecutors in the U.S. being white men
The Intercept, July 7, 2015. Interview with reporter George Joseph regarding police militarization
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The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2015. Interview with reporter Scott Calvert regarding training issues involving police reserve officers
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